Torticollis Muscular

Torticollis is a disease of the cervical spine, which is based on the lengthening of one or more muscle groups responsible for head movements. There are congenital and acquired torticollis. The first occurs before birth or in utero and is associated with disorders of intrauterine development of the fetus. The second appears due to injuries, neuroinfections, inflammation, metabolic diseases, circulatory disorders, not associated with severe disruption of the intrauterine ear buds. Men are more likely to suffer from torticollis. In total, there are more than 30 forms of torticollis. In turn, they are divided into simple and complex, pronounced and weakly expressed, parotid (perifacial), central, bilateral. Torticollis easily becomes chronic, in which the symptoms of the disease intensify, causing pain and dysfunction. The patient feels pain when turning his head, there may be ear congestion on the affected side, tinnitus, headaches, numbness in the arm, neck, and blurred vision. With advanced forms, unsteadiness occurs when walking. Complex therapy and the Shants orthopedic collar, a special device in the form of a small solid hemisphere, will help to cope with the pathology. Only a doctor can prescribe it. Exercise therapy, massage, swimming may be required. It is also important to exclude from the diet foods potentially harmful to the spine: smoked foods, spicy foods, marinades, canned food, fatty and sweet foods. To prevent this disease, you need to monitor your health: eat right, sleep at least 7 hours at night, visit a massage room, do light-weight neck exercises, and monitor your posture. In addition to the above reasons, the occurrence of torticollis is facilitated by: endocrine disorders, such as increased or decreased function of the thyroid gland, deficiency of thyroid hormones, and pathology of the parathyroid glands. Cerebral circulation disorders. Occurring with vascular insufficiency, these pathologies lead to hypoxia of body tissues, lack of oxygen in brain cells and a decrease in its functions. The result of hemorrhages can be hair loss, sudden weakness, fainting, and manifestations of facial imperfections. Traumatic injuries, tumors, stroke. Another manifestation of torticollis is inflammation of the nerves. And inflammatory processes appear when immunity decreases